Episode 42: 19-Year-Old Hacks 880K Students – PowerSchool’s Security Wake-Up Call

13/09/2025 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 42

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A 19-year-old hacker breached PowerSchool, exposing sensitive records of 880,000 students and teachers in Texas—including SSNs, medical, and disability information. In this episode, we unpack how basic security failures like missing MFA and weak encryption led to disaster, what this means for EdTech vendors and schools, and how to protect student data from future attacks.Make sure to subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for more technology insights every Friday at 6 PM (PDT), as well as check out our website at www.frostyos.com.

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